CHAPTER ONE
Alone, a dark haired girl sets on a bench. The cool breeze touches her cheeks and eyes. For a moment, she closes her eyes and thinks of her past. A small tear escaped her right eye. She wipped it away and felt the colness it had left. The coldness of the wind left a painful sting on her face. "More pain. I can't handle anymore pain." In a trance like way, she stood up, almost being knocked down by the wind. "Whoa, that was close." She said to noone after steadying herself. No one but herself. It had been that way for two years now. After fleeing from seeing Inuyasha holding Kikyo, she came home to an empty, ransacked house. She ran all through the house, searching, looking for some clue as to what happened to her family. She found out what happened and wished she hadn't.
Killed. They had all been killed. Someone had broken into her house and in the midst of robbing them, her family had been killed. Although the man was on death row, she still felt scared and unsure about staying in her apartment. She was scared that someone, or even the man who killed her family, would break in. She was unsure if that man wouldn't break out of jail and kill her thinking he couldn't let any of her family survive. Why had she been raped of everyone she cared for and loved? It wasn't fair. Why did she have to feel so much pain? After finding out about her family, she could not stay there any longer. She had gotten all the money her mom had saved, and she had the insurance money. It was a good bit, but using the money felt like it was used in vain. Her family had to die in order for her to have that money. It wasn't worth it.. She would give it all back if she could have her family once again.
She rented her a nice apartment and lived there, alone. She still runs the shrine and is there almost everyday. The money from running the shrine aslo helps her get by. She not only goes to the shrine for work she also goes back in hopes of seeing him. Him!!!??? He who broke her heart more times than she cared to recollect. She would wait, hope, and pray that she would see him. Just a glimpse. She did go back just once, to see him. Instead of happiness she just got more pain than the first few hundred times. There they were walking hand in hand, her being pregnant. PREGNANT! With Inuyasha's child. That was her life. Kikyo had stolen Kagome's life, yet again. As soon as she seen the happiness on their faces, she fled. She took one final look at his face.
He did seem happy, but he also seemed like something was missing. She quickly looked away and jumped into the well. She wasn't sure , but she could have sworn she had heard her name bing called. She came back into her time just as quickly as she had left. Nearly a month had passed since that day and she found herself crying more and more. She wasn't mad at them. No. She was mad at herself. They deserved happiness. They deserved to love. She was mad at herself for not having someone to love and to love her back. Maybe if she had told him how she felt, it would have been different. He knew she cared, but he didn't knolw the extent of what she felt. She never had the strength to tell him. She could fight off demons of the greatest powers, and still didn't have the courage to tell him her feelings. She tried desperately to let go of the past, after all, it was five hundred years ago.
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She worked steadily at the shrine. Ayume also worked there. After returning, she was so far behind in school, she didn't graduate. She wanted to, but with her fanily's brutal murder and Inuyasha's stupidity, she couldn't concentrate enough. She made a fair amount working at the shrine. But money has never been of importance to Kagome, education has. She regrets everyday not graduating but what could she do? She had no choice but to run the shrine. She was not going to let sombody else come in and take over. This was her family's place and no one was about to take it away from her. People opted her to sell the place. She wouldn't do that no matter how much money they offered. So, after giving up school, she took on the responisbility of running it herself.
She hired Ayume a couple of weeks after the reopening of the shrine. After briefing her on touring and the Shikon no Tama, the shrine's business was doing good. Hiring ayume also gave Kagome a little time off. With her bing there Kagome didn't have as much to do. She usually just took care of the bookkeeping and done the office work. Although, she was there almost everyday, she rarely entered the empty house. Too many memoriesand too much bloodshed had happened in that house. Life just wasn't the same after she had returned. Her mother's laughter, her grandpa's ranting, and her little brother's pesturing wasn't there. She only enters it now to clean the dust off of everything. Staying there was never an option. Yes, it was her home, but every where she looked she seen her family. Seen her family that would never be there again.
Slowly walking towards her apartment, she shook the thoughts of her past away. "People always say look to a brighter day. When will i ever find that day? When will it come?" Feeling her eyes stinging once more she quickly wiped away those tears. Finally reaching her apartment, she unlocked the door and walked in. A loud meow was her greeting. Buyo was wating patiently for her to come home. The only thing left alive after the robber, was the cat. Buyo had now become her best friend. He seemed to know when she was upset and showed compassion for her. Wrapping himself around her legs, she reached down and picked him up. Taking him to the kitchen, she fixed themselves something to eat. Her apartment wasn't anything fancy, but it suited her. There were two bedrooms, a bathroom, a large living room, and the kitchen. Seh didn't have very many furnishings, just the basic stuff. Her life seemed so simple and boring now that there were no more battles. "Well, Buyo, it's time for bed." The cat only meowed at her. Patting him on the head, she got up and cleaned her mess. She readied herself for another night of being alone. She crawled into bed and was fast asleep before her head hit the pillow.
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The alarm buzzing in her ear woke her up. "Another day." She said as she got up fromt he bed, shutting off the alarm. Taking a shower and cleaning herself up, she got struck with a terrible pain in her stomach. "What's the matter with me?" Not thinking anything of it, she continued her routine of getting ready. Not doing anything with her hair and no make up. What's the use when you have no one important to show it to? After getting ready, she made her way to the kitchen. Fixing her something for breakfast and reading the newspaper, Buyo came in meowing, stating his hunger. Finally finishing breakfast she got in her car and left for work. On the way there she was hit with the same pain in her stomach as before. "Maybe i'm coming down with a stomach virus or something." Not quite sure what was going on she continued her drive to work.
She was greeted by a tired looking Ayume. "Morning Kagome." She stated quite lazily. "Good morning, Ayume, stay out partying again?" Kagome asked her high school friend. "Of course that's what I do best!" Sharing a laugh, Kagome went into her office to busy herself. All of a sudden she started feeling hot and the pain had returned in her stomach. "Maybe I need to get some air." Exiting her office through a back door, she sat on a bench near the God tree. The hotness and the pain disappeared the moment she got close to the tree. "What in the world is wrong with me?" She said a little loud to herself. That's when she heard her name being called. That unmistakable voice. The one voice she thought she would never hear again. Turning around, she saw him walking towards her.
"Kagome."
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A/N.......O.K. I know the first chappy is a little long and drawn out and not exciting, but give it some time and it will develop!! Please just give the story a chance to get more exciting!! I love all the readers, and I just want to thank you for taking the time to read it wether you review or not!!
Alone, a dark haired girl sets on a bench. The cool breeze touches her cheeks and eyes. For a moment, she closes her eyes and thinks of her past. A small tear escaped her right eye. She wipped it away and felt the colness it had left. The coldness of the wind left a painful sting on her face. "More pain. I can't handle anymore pain." In a trance like way, she stood up, almost being knocked down by the wind. "Whoa, that was close." She said to noone after steadying herself. No one but herself. It had been that way for two years now. After fleeing from seeing Inuyasha holding Kikyo, she came home to an empty, ransacked house. She ran all through the house, searching, looking for some clue as to what happened to her family. She found out what happened and wished she hadn't.
Killed. They had all been killed. Someone had broken into her house and in the midst of robbing them, her family had been killed. Although the man was on death row, she still felt scared and unsure about staying in her apartment. She was scared that someone, or even the man who killed her family, would break in. She was unsure if that man wouldn't break out of jail and kill her thinking he couldn't let any of her family survive. Why had she been raped of everyone she cared for and loved? It wasn't fair. Why did she have to feel so much pain? After finding out about her family, she could not stay there any longer. She had gotten all the money her mom had saved, and she had the insurance money. It was a good bit, but using the money felt like it was used in vain. Her family had to die in order for her to have that money. It wasn't worth it.. She would give it all back if she could have her family once again.
She rented her a nice apartment and lived there, alone. She still runs the shrine and is there almost everyday. The money from running the shrine aslo helps her get by. She not only goes to the shrine for work she also goes back in hopes of seeing him. Him!!!??? He who broke her heart more times than she cared to recollect. She would wait, hope, and pray that she would see him. Just a glimpse. She did go back just once, to see him. Instead of happiness she just got more pain than the first few hundred times. There they were walking hand in hand, her being pregnant. PREGNANT! With Inuyasha's child. That was her life. Kikyo had stolen Kagome's life, yet again. As soon as she seen the happiness on their faces, she fled. She took one final look at his face.
He did seem happy, but he also seemed like something was missing. She quickly looked away and jumped into the well. She wasn't sure , but she could have sworn she had heard her name bing called. She came back into her time just as quickly as she had left. Nearly a month had passed since that day and she found herself crying more and more. She wasn't mad at them. No. She was mad at herself. They deserved happiness. They deserved to love. She was mad at herself for not having someone to love and to love her back. Maybe if she had told him how she felt, it would have been different. He knew she cared, but he didn't knolw the extent of what she felt. She never had the strength to tell him. She could fight off demons of the greatest powers, and still didn't have the courage to tell him her feelings. She tried desperately to let go of the past, after all, it was five hundred years ago.
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She worked steadily at the shrine. Ayume also worked there. After returning, she was so far behind in school, she didn't graduate. She wanted to, but with her fanily's brutal murder and Inuyasha's stupidity, she couldn't concentrate enough. She made a fair amount working at the shrine. But money has never been of importance to Kagome, education has. She regrets everyday not graduating but what could she do? She had no choice but to run the shrine. She was not going to let sombody else come in and take over. This was her family's place and no one was about to take it away from her. People opted her to sell the place. She wouldn't do that no matter how much money they offered. So, after giving up school, she took on the responisbility of running it herself.
She hired Ayume a couple of weeks after the reopening of the shrine. After briefing her on touring and the Shikon no Tama, the shrine's business was doing good. Hiring ayume also gave Kagome a little time off. With her bing there Kagome didn't have as much to do. She usually just took care of the bookkeeping and done the office work. Although, she was there almost everyday, she rarely entered the empty house. Too many memoriesand too much bloodshed had happened in that house. Life just wasn't the same after she had returned. Her mother's laughter, her grandpa's ranting, and her little brother's pesturing wasn't there. She only enters it now to clean the dust off of everything. Staying there was never an option. Yes, it was her home, but every where she looked she seen her family. Seen her family that would never be there again.
Slowly walking towards her apartment, she shook the thoughts of her past away. "People always say look to a brighter day. When will i ever find that day? When will it come?" Feeling her eyes stinging once more she quickly wiped away those tears. Finally reaching her apartment, she unlocked the door and walked in. A loud meow was her greeting. Buyo was wating patiently for her to come home. The only thing left alive after the robber, was the cat. Buyo had now become her best friend. He seemed to know when she was upset and showed compassion for her. Wrapping himself around her legs, she reached down and picked him up. Taking him to the kitchen, she fixed themselves something to eat. Her apartment wasn't anything fancy, but it suited her. There were two bedrooms, a bathroom, a large living room, and the kitchen. Seh didn't have very many furnishings, just the basic stuff. Her life seemed so simple and boring now that there were no more battles. "Well, Buyo, it's time for bed." The cat only meowed at her. Patting him on the head, she got up and cleaned her mess. She readied herself for another night of being alone. She crawled into bed and was fast asleep before her head hit the pillow.
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The alarm buzzing in her ear woke her up. "Another day." She said as she got up fromt he bed, shutting off the alarm. Taking a shower and cleaning herself up, she got struck with a terrible pain in her stomach. "What's the matter with me?" Not thinking anything of it, she continued her routine of getting ready. Not doing anything with her hair and no make up. What's the use when you have no one important to show it to? After getting ready, she made her way to the kitchen. Fixing her something for breakfast and reading the newspaper, Buyo came in meowing, stating his hunger. Finally finishing breakfast she got in her car and left for work. On the way there she was hit with the same pain in her stomach as before. "Maybe i'm coming down with a stomach virus or something." Not quite sure what was going on she continued her drive to work.
She was greeted by a tired looking Ayume. "Morning Kagome." She stated quite lazily. "Good morning, Ayume, stay out partying again?" Kagome asked her high school friend. "Of course that's what I do best!" Sharing a laugh, Kagome went into her office to busy herself. All of a sudden she started feeling hot and the pain had returned in her stomach. "Maybe I need to get some air." Exiting her office through a back door, she sat on a bench near the God tree. The hotness and the pain disappeared the moment she got close to the tree. "What in the world is wrong with me?" She said a little loud to herself. That's when she heard her name being called. That unmistakable voice. The one voice she thought she would never hear again. Turning around, she saw him walking towards her.
"Kagome."
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A/N.......O.K. I know the first chappy is a little long and drawn out and not exciting, but give it some time and it will develop!! Please just give the story a chance to get more exciting!! I love all the readers, and I just want to thank you for taking the time to read it wether you review or not!!